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I have obsolete old media stuffed in my apartment that I’d like to convert to a digital format so I can store them on my computer. How do I go about converting these old media?
These are few ways you can convert your old photos and films;
Photomyne is a free app for your phone that lets you easily scan and save photographs. There are automatic cropping and enhancing features as well as a facility to allow the addition of dates, locations etc.
Epson Perfection V600 Photo Scanner— This is the best selling photo scanner on Amazon. It allows for high quality enlargements and can scan slides, negatives and medium format panoramic film. You can also remove the appearance of tears and creases as well as restoring faded colour pictures.
Jumbl All In One Film Scanner— The jumbl can convert 35mm, 126PK, 110 and Super 8 (cine) negatives to jpegs which can be saved onto your computer. The device comes with holders for the different film formats, a USB lead, a TV connection cable, a mains plug, a lens cleaning brush and an instruction manual. It is a stand alone device and has a built in memory that can store up to 50 images. There is a slot for an SD card, but it does not come with one. I do recommend that you use an SD card as you will be able to store a lot more pictures.
Wolverine 8mm and Super8 Reels Movie Digitizer with 2.4″ LCD, Black (Film2Digital MovieMaker)— However, if you want better quality and have a fair number of 8mm or Super 8 films to convert, you may like to consider this product. It is fully automated and converts film to MPEG MP4 digital movie files at 720P 30 fps. Files are directly saved on to SDSDHC cards (not included). Playback is also possible directly to your TV with the included cable.
HP Sprocket Photo Printer X7N07A.
Incidentally, a useful tool for printing pictures on the go is the HP Sprocket Photo Printer X7N07A. This device is the same size as a smart phone and prints 2″x 3″ photos on sticky-backed paper. You download the HP app and can download and print images from your social media accounts including Facebook, Instagram and flickr.
Honest Technology Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus with Cassette Player
This product looks like the original Walkman cassette tape player but it comes with a USB lead which you plug into your computer. With the included software you can convert your cassette collection to digital MP3 files and then create CDs if you desire. I’ve personally had this package for a couple of years now and have successfully converted much of my collection of music and speech cassettes.
Easyday EasyCap DC60 – USB 2.0 Video Capture Adapter with Video Editing Software
This product plugs into your VCR and connects with your computer via a USB interface so that you can convert your VHS tapes into a digital format which can be copied onto DVDs. It comes with simple video editing software and is easy to use.